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News Abortion
Reform of the Belgian Penal Code: "loss of pregnancy" regarded as an attack on personal integrity
The new Books I and II of the Belgian Penal Code were adopted by the Federal Parliament on 22 February 2024. Article 79, 17° defines offences against personal integrity, which now include "loss of pregnancy". This is defined as "the act of terminating a pregnancy prematurely, against the will of...
News Fertility and Pregnancy
Miscarriage: new "circumstantial leave" for couples from the start of pregnancy
On 3 May 2024, the Belgian federal government approved a draft Royal Decree granting 2 working days' leave in the event of a miscarriage. This new leave for federal civil servants will fill the gap between the start of...
News Fertility and Pregnancy
Pregnancy: The unborn child will not be affected by radiotherapy to the upper body
A study by UZ Leuven published in April 2024 in the scientific journal The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health investigated whether radiotherapy for cancer in pregnant women has an impact on the long-term health of their...
News Fertility and Pregnancy
Resilient women: a new medium gives voice to women who have experienced a "turbulent" pregnancy
"Will I be able to look after him?” This is one of the questions asked by pregnant women who are going through an ordeal with their pregnancy, and whose stories have been collected by the Résilientes media. Although...
News Abortion
Abortion: the European Parliament calls for complete decriminalisation
On 11 April 2024, the European Parliament voted (336 in favour, 163 against and 39 abstentions) for a resolution to amend Article 3 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to include the right to abortion. Although European Parliament resolutions are not binding, they nevertheless express the...
News Surrogacy
The European Parliament lists "the exploitation of surrogate motherhood" as an act of human trafficking
On 23 April 2024, the European Parliament voted to amend the Directive on human trafficking to include surrogate motherhood among the acts of human trafficking that Member States are obliged to punish. Voted 563 in...
News Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Criminalisation of incitement to suicide: the Belgian legislator excludes assisted suicide and euthanasia
On the 22 February, the Belgian legislator adopted the new Book II of the Penal Code, which enshrines the new offence of incitement to suicide. Its aim is to protect people's lives, but it excludes assisted suicide and...
News Fertility and Pregnancy
Delaying or eliminating menopause thanks to cryopreservation of ovarian tissue?
In the early days of 2024, the prestigious scientific journal American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology published the results of a study to determine the feasibility of cryopreserving ovarian tissue in order to delay...
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